Films - Calgary Underground Film Festival

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A Dog's Death 85 minutes Uruguay, France, Argentina After a dog surgery goes wrong, a near-retirement bourgeois couple is dragged from paranoia to violence in this sharp satire.

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Big Fur 76 minutes United States If world champion taxidermist Ken Walker can’t find Bigfoot, he’ll make one.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets 98 minutes United States In the shadows of the bright lights of Las Vegas, it's last call for a beloved dive bar known as the Roaring 20s.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Climate Of The Hunter 90 minutes United States A pair of aging sisters living in a secluded cabin compete for the affection of an enigmatic man from their past who has just re-entered their lives, and might just be a vampire.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Crazy World 63 min Uganda The latest Wakaliwood release, CRAZY WORLD is a violent action-packed Ugandan film about a gang of child-snatching mobsters.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Dead Dicks 83 minutes Canada After Becca receives a distressing call from her suicidal brother Richie, she rushes over to his apartment and finds him alive and well, surrounded by copies of his own dead body.

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Dinner In America 106 minutes United States Opening Night Film! An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.

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Watch on Demand (June 25-28)

Five Bucks At The Door: The Story Of Crocks N Rolls 81 minutes Canada The history of how a bar in the middle of nowhere Thunder Bay, Ontario put Canadian music on the map.

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Found Footage Festival: Quarantine Qlassics 70 minutes United States In their brand-new "virtual" show, Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show with David Letterman) beam live into your home with a whole bunch of VHS delights to get you through the quarantine.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Homewrecker 87 minutes Canada Two women befriend each other, but one becomes obsessed with the other in this pop-horror-satire.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

House Of Cardin 97 minutes United States, France A rare peek into the mind of a man many call a genius, this authorized documentary chronicles the life of design icon Pierre Cardin.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

I Blame Society 84 minutes United States A struggling filmmaker determined to prove to her talents decides to finish her once abandoned film – and commit the perfect murder.

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In Conversation With Darren Bousman Former TIFF Midnight Madness programmer and producer Colin Geddes will host an intimate and candid chat with director Darren Bousman.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

I Used To Go Here 80 minutes United States A 30-something writer Kate (Gillian Jacobs) returns to her alma mater where she falls back into old habits.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

My Name Is Clitoris 80 minutes Sweden Twelve young women aged 20 to 25 tell the story of their sexuality since childhood.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Narrowsburg 84 minutes United States This documentary tells the stranger-than-fiction story of a French film producer and her mafioso-turned-actor husband who attempt to turn a small American town into the "Sundance of the East."

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Nobadi 89 minutes Austria A suspenseful story about a 91-year-old man and a young migrant from Afghanistan, that the stubborn old man enlists to help bury his dog.

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Random Acts Of Violence 80 minutes Canada A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.

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Rewinding Your Mind: VHS Collecting in Modern Times 60 minutes A complementary crew of Tapeheads share their personal journeys through tape collecting, share their favourite VHS discoveries, and unearth the rarest oddities in their collections.

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SATURDAY MORNING ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-CEREAL (AT HOME) CARTOON PARTY! 180 minutes Various To complement this 3-hour trip into the weird and wonderful world of yesteryear’s animated antics, we encourage you stay in your jammies and pick-up your favourite sugary cereals.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Shorts: Assorted Coolness 102 minutes Canada, United States, Cyprus, U.K These shorts are ice cold! A wide mix of stories including documentary, animation, comedy and drama. What is your favourite short from a past CUFF? Oh cool. One of these is just like that.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Shorts: Bloody Orgy 93 minutes Canada, U.S, Estonia, Poland/Finland, France If we are being honest, it is more blood than orgy but you never now where the night will take you in this package of shorts with a darker twist. We cover all the classic terrors - zombies, vampires, bubble baths!

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing 108 minutes U.S, Canada, Finland, Switzerland, France Love can hurt (and squirt). Sometimes you need to take a step back and look at the lighter side. Werewolves and robbers and sharp sharp knives.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Sleeze Lake: Vanlife At Its Lowest & Best 56 minutes United States Set among the foggy memories and ephemera of a subculture lost into the arms of time, SLEEZE LAKE tells the story of Midwest Vans and the biggest party you’ve never heard of.

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Synchronic 101 minutes United States Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

This Film Should Not Exist 95 minutes Italy, France A music doc presented by Sled Island about the 1990s art-punk band Country Teasers, following their 1995 European tour with The Oblivians.

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Uncle Peckerhead 95 minutes United States When a punk-rock band finds themselves on their first tour with a man-eating hillbilly for a roadie, "gig life" is paved with nightmares and half-eaten bodies.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

We Are Little Zombies 120 minutes Japan With no family, no future, no dreams, and no way to move forward, four teenage Japanese orphans start a band, and then conquer the world.

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Watch on Demand (June 23-28)

Yummy 89 minutes Belgium An outbreak of a virus changes doctors, patients and a young man's mother-in-law into bloodthirsty zombies.

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2Normal Screened before: Big Fur An introverted individual finds and loses himself as he explores the secret societies of geeks in the subcultures of Calgary.

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All Stretched Out Screened before: Uncle Peckerhead After accidentally joining an advanced yoga class, an unfit man pushes his body to the limit trying to impress his judgemental teacher and classmates.

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Amy Nelson "Educated Woman" Screened before: Five Bucks At The Door: The Story Of Crocks N Rolls The title track from Calgary's Amy Nelson bring old-timey folk and outlaw country into everyday, equally heartbreaking modern life.

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A Nightmare On Chocolate Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET fan film.

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Bad Hair Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy Insecure and balding, Leo closes himself in his apartment to try a hair growth liquid. It causes a series of grotesque metamorphoses with his skin and hair and as Leo tries to get his bodily changes under control the evening quickly turns into chaos.

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Bark Screened before: Dead Dicks Two women desperately try to escape a stalking axe murderer through a city park. Unfortunately for them their only eye witness isn’t human, and he’s completely useless.

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Cartel Madras "Goonda Gold" Screened before: Five Bucks At The Door: The Story Of Crocks N Rolls We’ve always imagined the Goonda as someone from different walks of life moving through the world fiercely, readying themselves for a fight. Gold chains on, cut lip; this song is for the baddies.

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Conspiracy Cruise Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness The (partly) real story of a cruise ship vacation for conspiracy theorists that takes a turn for the surreal when their most outlandish theories come true on board.

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Damien Screened before: I Blame Society A director and his agent flesh out the latest screenplay in this short film about a real script.

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Día De La Madre Screened before: Narrowsburg A band of juveniles embarks on a 24-hour spree of breaking into houses and causing a ruckus.

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Drug Sauna: Do It In A Van Screened before: Sleeze Lake: Vanlife At Its Lowest & Best Drug Sauna is a 2 piece stoner rock band from Calgary that only make music in their van.

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Duérmete Niño Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy Alma, a religious mother of newborn twins, encounters a series of unsettling events that might jeopardize even her own beliefs.

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Düsseldorf Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing Graduates of an obscure German art school become guinea pigs for a young woman’s mediation skills when their relationship turmoil reaches fever pitch in a shopping mall parking lot.

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Ear Ache Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness A down on his luck aspiring actor suffers from chronic earaches.

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Free Fun Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness When Kika entered a game to have fun, she encounters something she never expected. Nothing will be the same anymore.

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Future Ex-Girlfriend Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing A hobbyist inventor has to face some hard truths while trying to save humanity.

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Hot And Tasty Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness Two drunk friends accidentally walk into a crime scene.

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How To Re-Caulk Your Tub Screened before: Homewrecker A woman re-caulks a tub by herself.

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I Love To Wait Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness Sarah gave Ezra a soul crystal, and that may have been a mistake.

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Immortal Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness A brilliant geneticist is on the verge of a breakthrough that could change humanity, but when her experiment is discovered, she will have to make an impossible choice.

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Jazzberry Screened before: Climate Of The Hunter A fantastical adventure playfully dealing with sexual politics, mens-rights groups, and good old fashioned girl power.

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Jesse Jams Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness A young Indigenous musician and his rock band bring mumblepunk to the Interstellar Rodeo. A rock 'n' roll survival story of a different stripe.

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Karaoke Night Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy Two sleazy tourists have the night of their lives at a karaoke bar in the Azores.

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Krakatoa Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing Martha is obsessed with a pimple. How will it go?

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Love Bite Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy Taking refuge in an abandoned cargo truck during the Zombie Apocalypse, a dysfunctional couple (and their dog) find their lives on the line when they make a deadly bet over how the undead virus spreads.

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One Last Last Heist Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing An armed robber sets up his heartbroken buddy on a meet cute – during a heist.

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Pale Lips "The Kids" Screened before: This Film Should Not Exist Montreal's Pale Lips challenge you to a raucous rock & roll dance-off!

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Romi Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy A woman is terrorized by her virtual assistant after it dredges up an ugly event from her past.

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Rose And Pinky Are Metal Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy Rose and Pinky, two teenage metalheads, need money for tickets to a Gwar show.

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Sales Ready Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing Alister, the leader of a young sales force who deals in cutlery, appears to be a passionate entrepreneur but it turns out he is a pawn, lost in a multilevel marketing scheme.

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Suze Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing After their passionate night, Suze will find out she is allergic to her new friend.

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Tapes Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing Maddie's discovery of a 30-year-old recording leads to an awkward family dinner and an unexpected revelation about her mother.

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Teething Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy A lonely janitor and a colicky baby have their lives changed when a vampire breaks into an orphanage.

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The Devil's Harmony Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness A bullied teenage girl leads an a cappella club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies.

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The Mandates "Baby I'm An Outsider" Screened before: This Film Should Not Exist Calgary filmmakers Heather Saitz and Ron Joe's black and white blending of live footage and projection brings the Calgary power pop and punk band's latest single to life!

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The Mother Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness A colonial trapper wrestles with his violent past alone in the wild.

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The Problem With Lady Werewolves Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing Two young women survive a vicious attack and begin to see themselves differently, believing they might be werewolves.

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Under The Lather Part of: Shorts: Bloody Orgy After being forced to take a bath by his babysitter, a five-year-old discovers a frightful creature.

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Unfinished Business Part of: Shorts: Assorted Coolness A male stripper has an unusual experience on the job.

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Vessels Of Destiny Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing Just before surgery, Réjeanne decides to satisfy her last wishes by inviting her oldest friend over to play their favourite video game: Vessels of Destiny.

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Which Goes To Chase Part of: Shorts: Relationships Can Be A Funny Thing Guillaume and Simon are convinced by the girl they both have a crush on to rob a convenience store.

17th Calgary Underground Film Festival

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